Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL - What’s New in Version 3.5

As we continue to see MySQL being implemented in bigger and more challenging environments, we are working to ensure Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL (ZRM) matches this growth and provides a comprehensive, scalable backup management solution for MySQL that can easily integrate into any network backup infrastructure.

The latest release of ZRM for MySQL is a significant next step, bringing disk space and network usage optimization and enhanced backup reporting, along with simplified management to help configure backups quickly and intelligently. Additionally, ZRM for MySQL 3.5 now supports backup of MySQL Enterprise Edition, MySQL Community Edition, SkySQL, MariaDB, and MySQL databases running on latest versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu and Windows – giving you an open choice for your MySQL infrastructure, now and in future, with confidence that your backup solution will continue to work.

Here is a look at the key updates in ZRM:

Optimization of Disk Space: We’ve implemented streaming for various backup methods so that you don’t need to provide additional disk space on the systems running MySQL servers. This will allow you to do hot backup of your MySQL databases without having to allocate additional space on the system running MySQL. Backup data will get directly stored on the ZRM server.

Optimization of Network Usage: We have implemented client-side compression for various backup methods so you can choose to compress backup data even before it is sent to the ZRM server. Of course, you also have the choice to compress on the backup server; for example, if you don’t want to burden the MySQL server with backup compression operation.

Enhanced Backup Reporting: Backup is often where IT meets compliance. ZRM allows you to generate backup reports for all of the MySQL databases in your environment. With the latest version, now you can generate unified backup reports across backup sets too.

Simplified Management: One of the key features of ZRM is that it hides nuances of particular types of backup method for MySQL behind an easy-to-use GUI, the Zmanda Management Console (ZMC). With the new release, ZMC brings new features for applicable backup methods, such as parallelism, throttling, etc. You will also find several tool tips to help you configure your backups quickly and intelligently, without having to dig through documentation on specific backup methods.

Broad Platform Coverage: MySQL gets implemented in various shapes and forms on various operating systems. We continue to port and test all variants of MySQL on all major operating system platforms. ZRM 3.5 supports backup of MySQL Enterprise Edition, MySQL Community Edition, SkySQL and MariaDB. Backup of MySQL databases running on latest versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu and Windows is supported.

Seamless Integration with Backup Infrastructure: ZRM is architected for the MySQL DBAs. In order for DBAs to integrate and comply with the overall backup methodology of their corporate environment, we have made sure that ZRM can integrate well into any of the network backup infrastructures being used. While ZRM is already known to work well with almost all network backup environments, we have completed specific integration and testing of ZRM 3.5 with Amanda Enterprise, Symantec NetBackup, and Tivoli Storage Manager.

If you are putting together a new MySQL based environment, or looking to add a well managed backup solution to your existing MySQL infrastructure, our MySQL backup solutions team is ready to help: zsales@zmanda.com